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Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint faculty at all levels (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor) in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences division. Our teaching and research base will include Physics, Chemistry and all fields of Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Applications from those with expertise in the History of Mathematics, Science and Technology would also be welcome. At this stage, we are not defining areas of specialisation, but will in time move to clusters of expertise as the faculty develops. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India in a dynamic new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants must already have a doctorate or postdoctoral fellowship (if the norm in the field) from an institution with international recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to teach, guide and examine undergraduates, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to supervise and examine both Masters and Doctoral work. They must have an existing record of excellence and potential, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level, an emerging record of scholarly accomplishments, presentations at significant conferences and examples of original forms of knowledge production.

Page from the Lilavati of Bhaskaracharya. A peacock stands on top of a pillar; seeing a snake approach a hole at a distance equal to three times the height of the pillar, the peacock descends at an angle. If the two beasts travel at equal speed, at how many hastas from the hole will the meeting of their paths occur? Mathematical Association of America.
www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasures-lilavati-of-bhaskara

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education. We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of emerging scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we operate a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity, and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit

a letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it;

an up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, and publications;

three representative articles or other publications as an example of their scholarship; and

a concise statement of their future research and teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words).

Applications and enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, using the email address artsandsciences@ahduni.edu.in. Please quote the reference SAS/MPS/002 on your application and in any associated correspondence.

Recruitment is now open. All applications should be received by 15 December 2018, when this recruitment campaign will close.